subject: Lifeprotekt And Lok8u Heard About The Disappearance Of Nadia Bloom [print this page] LifePROTEKT and Lok8u heard about the disappearance of Nadia Bloom and like the rest of the country we were saddened and watched the news coverage and Blogged, Tweeted, and Facebook posted with great hope that she would be found safe. We are delighted that in this case the outcome was one of joy and celebration but this is not always the case and our company has a strong focus on the commitment to child safety and personal understanding about children with Autism frequently having no sense of danger as part of their diagnosis.
A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the U.S, over 2,100 per day
In excess of 800,000 children are reported missing each year
Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported
Lou Giuffre, President of LifePROTEKT said, we are absolutely delighted that Nadia was found safe and has been reunited with her loved ones. Safety is a real concern for families living with autistic children and I was delighted that in this case we saw a happy ending. One of the more important aspects of our approach to prevent an alternative ending for the many families who face this terrible kind of event is we are making the caregivers aware of the advanced technology products now available to assist them keep their children safe. It gives LifePROTEKT and Lok8u great pleasure and we announce with pride that we have donated the Lok8u Nu*m8 child tracker to Nadias family toprovide them with greater peace of mind in the future.
Chantelle Jary, parent of two children with Autism who both frequently wander off without regard to their safety said, This is a gift that will truly make a difference to Nadias family. I know from personal experience having seen my friend recently grieve the loss of her beautiful boy when he drowned after wandering off from the family home. Its every parents greatest fear that they cannot keep their child safe and when you are the parent of an Autistic child who has no understanding of their own safety that fear is multiplied and it keeps you up at night.
The Lok8u device was invented to give people who care for loved ones with compromised safety peace of mind and we are very proud to be launching LifePROTEKT products during Autism Awareness month. Lok8u is just one of a number of different products that we feel may help caretakers of special needs individuals sleep a little easier at night. Some of our products are specially enabled wristwatches, some are key fobs, and others designed for a backpack. Some can be programmed to send an alert when the child wanders beyond a predefined area, and others allow us to simply press a button to locate the device, Giuffre said.
